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Birth
1893 (Petrograd, Russia)
Death
1949 (Milford, Connecticut)
Lived/Active
New York / Russian Federation
Self portrait
Often Known For
genre-narrative, figure, landscape painting
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Simka Simkhovitch was born in Petrograd, Ukraine, on May 21, 1893. He studied art at the Odessa Art School from age 15 to 20, then continued his education at the Royal Academy of St. Petersburg. His talent was so highly regarded that, upon graduation in 1918, he was selected by the students to teach drawing and painting at the Royal Academy. During his time in Russia he won an award from the new Soviet government for a painting on a revolutionary theme. His works are t (showing 500 of 7472 characters). |
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